Radar and Real-Time Lightning consistency?
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Hello!
I´m a great weather fan, and a great admirer of this project. Sorry if this has been discussed before, as I couldn´t find it on the search.
I have been keeping track of storms in real life from my own balcony, while at the same time watchinf lWindy´s real time ightning strikes. (better than tv for sure).
Really cool watching the strikes on the screen and the buzz they make, but what I´m seeing is that, sometimes, the real-life lightning in the general direction Windy , shows and its propagating sound wave will seem to really coincide with what I´m watching and hearing on real life; other times, most actually though, I find they differ a lot.
I have even seen very strong lightning with almost immediate rolling thunder that was just not shown at all.
So Is this inconsistency due to what´s available now in terms of lightning detection technology and internet data delays?
This is not a criticism, I just want to learn more about this feature.
Thanks,
Fabiano - Italy
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@Fabiano Hi, thank you for your message. We are using data for lightning and thunderstorms on this link below:
Lightning and thunderstorms in real life
As you can see on the left side is time with delays. Barbora, Windy
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Thank you Barbora, I will try to check this other during the next thunderstorm and see if I notice better consistency!
Happy weather,
Fabiano
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@BarboraSamkova Are the delays just the propagation time to your location due to the speed of sound or a detection time error? Or is it something else?
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Hi @wmccrack, the delays are time when the radar records all the processes. If you want more information please contact them directly.
